Tewkesbury
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Ye Olde Black Bear, Tewkesbury.
Popular moorings in Tewkesbury. |
Tewkesbury has a character that has survived for hundreds of years. The timber-framed buildings, traditional alleyways and great Benedictine Abbey that dominates the skyline, are features of a town that can boast of having over 200 listed buildings. At the junction of the River Severn and the River Avon, Tewkesbury is at the southernmost point of the Midlands inland waterways system and a popular place to moor. The connection with the rivers is celebrated each July with the Tewkesbury Water Festival. Also held in July, the Medieval Festival features a re-enactment of the famous Battle of Tewkesbury 1471, in which the Yorkists defeated the Lancastrians in the decisive battle in the Wars of the Roses. For an interactive map of Tewkesbury: For more information and beautiful photographs of Tewkesbury:
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Tewkesbury Abbey.
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